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An empirical analysis of the role of rural population growth on electricity consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa

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The objective of this study is to provide empirical evidence on the relationship between rural and urban population on electricity consumption in five Sub-Saharan countries between 1971 and 2013. Results from the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL)-bounds testing approach indicate that rural population plays a larger role in electricity consumption than the urban population in Côte d'Ivoire, Congo Republic and Zambia. In Congo Republic, a 1% growth in rural population resulted in a 29.4% decline in growth of electricity consumption in the long run. Growth in rural and urban population does not affect electricity use in Kenya and South Africa.

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  • Nyakundi Michieka, 2020. "An empirical analysis of the role of rural population growth on electricity consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa," International Journal of Energy Technology and Policy, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 16(3), pages 302-325.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijetpo:v:16:y:2020:i:3:p:302-325
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    1. Xuechao Xia & Hui Sun & Zedong Yang & Weipeng Yuan & Dianyuan Ma, 2022. "Decoupling Analysis of Rural Population Change and Rural Electricity Consumption Change in China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(11), pages 1-19, May.

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